Leh is a district in Jammu And Kashmir State of India. It has a total of 3 Tehsils in this district. The district has an total area of 45,110 sq km. There are 3 towns and 112 villages in this district.
As per census Leh District has a population of 133,487 in 2011 out of which 78,971 are male and 54,516 are female. Population of Leh District in 2020/2021 is 144,120(estimates as per aadhar uidai.gov.in feb 2019 data). Literate people are 93,770 out of 62,834 are male and 30,936 are female. People living in Leh District depend on multiple skills, total workers are 75,079 out of which men are 53,265 and women are 21,814. Total 11,175 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 6,303 are cultivated by men and 4,872 are women. 593 people works in agricultural land as labor, men are 304 and 289 are women. Leh District sex ratio is 690 females per 1000 of males. Next Leh District Census will be in 2021.
The district has an total area of 45,110 sq km., 24 sq km is urban and 45086 sq km is rural. Out of total population of 148,171 in the district, 45,671 are in urban area and 87,816 are in rural area. 7,004 households are in urban, 14,905 are in rural area. 36,981 literate people are in urban, 56,789 are in rural area.
Geography of Leh
Languages spoken are Urdu, Kashmiri, Hindi, Punjabi
The Leh average altitude (elevation) 5753 metres above sealevel.
| Tehsils | Population 2011 | Male | Female | Households |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leh | 22,385 | 12,693 | 9,692 | 3,965 |
| Nyoma | 8,435 | 4,012 | 4,423 | 1,694 |
| Chuchat | 13,959 | 6,781 | 7,178 | 2,786 |
| Kharu | 12,343 | 8,419 | 3,924 | 1,599 |
| Durbok | 4,911 | 2,450 | 2,461 | 858 |
| Nubra | 16,754 | 10,629 | 6,125 | 2,436 |
| Panamic | 5,679 | 3,111 | 2,568 | 1,170 |
| Khalsi | 13,494 | 6,706 | 6,788 | 2,196 |
| Saspol | 4,657 | 2,501 | 2,156 | 828 |